For some reason they stopped fireproofing the steel with 10 floors to go a couple of weeks ago. That will stop the glass install at that point. I really don't get the way some things have sequenced on this building. They seem to keep doing things that stop other things from moving forward. Either bad project planning, bad material management or something. Rather a frustrating building to watch go up. If you look at other buildings, here and on other city sites, the sequence usually makes sense. Not so much with this one. Lots of dead time without visible progress. This is not a hospital with complicated infrastructure that takes time, its a hotel.

L.F. Driscoll, being the General Contractor, is probably having a logistics nightmare. With little to no glass installation on the top half, interior fit-out gets delayed by months. And on a project like this, liquidated damages could be $10k - $25k for each week the building doesn't meet its construction deadline. I'm sure triple-shifts are being utilized to compensate for lost time. No doubt the laborers, architect, and GC are going at each-other. Lawyer up!

For some reason they stopped fireproofing the steel with 10 floors to go a couple of weeks ago. That will stop the glass install at that point. I really don't get the way some things have sequenced on this building. They seem to keep doing things that stop other things from moving forward. Either bad project planning, bad material management or something. Rather a frustrating building to watch go up.

Isn't it just possible that they are prioritizing finishing the hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space as quickly as possible as Comcast NEEDS to start moving personnel in ASAP?

Isn't it just possible that they are prioritizing finishing the hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space as quickly as possible as Comcast NEEDS to start moving personnel in ASAP?

Very highly doubt that - there are two critical must-hit dates: substantial completion and CO (certificate of occupancy). The first requires the building be turned over back to the Owner AND requires contractual payment. The latter, requires the building be inspected and deemed safe before tenants move in. This is typically not the case when construction is still in progress.

Isn't it just possible that they are prioritizing finishing the hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space as quickly as possible as Comcast NEEDS to start moving personnel in ASAP?

Certainly that has to be a priority, but wouldn't the sub-contractors that are performing interior carpentry/finishing work be different than those working on the structural steel, cooling towers and glass up above? Seems they oughta be able to walk & chew gum at the same time

It also leases about 200,000 square feet nearby at the 709,000-square-foot Two Logan Square building and occupies about 100,000 square feet at the 1.8 million-square-foot Centre Square office complex near City Hall, JLL’s Marcus said.

The Verizon tower could meet their space needs if a lot more space becomes available in the tower but just Verizon leaving would not free enough room to consolidate office space if that is their intention. This also does not factor in Comcast's growth and future need for more space.

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Jerry Sweeney, chief executive of Brandywine Realty Trust, which owns the former Bell Atlantic building, said his company had long been aware of Verizon’s plans to vacate the tower, and that “several key prospects” have been lined up for the space.

Very highly doubt that - there are two critical must-hit dates: substantial completion and CO (certificate of occupancy). The first requires the building be turned over back to the Owner AND requires contractual payment. The latter, requires the building be inspected and deemed safe before tenants move in. This is typically not the case when construction is still in progress.

Interesting.

IS there any actual evidence that the building is behind schedule? Last that was reported on the matter was, in fact, the opposite.

Not sure why you guys think things are behind schedule. It's April 2017. Crews are working 6-7 days a week, 12 hrs a day+. It's full steam ahead. Glass is climbing again. Seemed they were focusing on interior work. The diagonal braces are being installed on 19th Street side. All is well. No worries here. Chill people.

They were doing something on the top floor yesterday, but I still don't see any signs of upward movement at that level. It's interesting to see how long it's been since there has been any growth of the building.

I think the main reason is that vertical progress came to a screeching halt months ago; yea there's much more to the project than erecting the last couple hundred feet but it is certainly the most noticeable thing when you look at the building day after day & it's the same height it was at the end of 2016.

Ahead, on, or behind schedule is kinda irrelevant out here in the peanut gallery

That's interesting: I've never seen the skyline from that angle before. It's very nice to say the least! It shows how the skyline stretches from a northeastern vantage point, which isn't seen too often. The W and 1300 Market (as will any other tall building east of Broad) will really stand out. The Schuylkill Yards towers will also stand out nicely here!

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